Open houses, June 21 and 22, 2014

Floating homes in time for July 4 fireworks

AUBREY COHE, Seattle Post-Intelligencer

By AUBREY COHEN, SEATTLEPI.COM STAFF

Published 1:45 pm, Friday, June 20, 2014

We'll start with the priciest home, 10 E. Roanoke St., No. 12, which is listed for $1.89 million and was built in 1982. It's 1,562 square feet, with three bedrooms, two bathrooms, walls of windows, a den, a family room, a lower level, and decks on the roof, front and side, with views of Lake Union and Gas Works Park. An open house is scheduled for 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday.
Photo: Jim Arcari/Northwest Real Estate Photography, Courtesy Linda Bagley/Special Agents Realty

Next comes 2017 Fairview Ave. E., Unit O, which is listed for $695,000 and was built in 1920. It's 700 square feet, with two bedrooms, a three-quarter bathroom and a wrap-around deck. An open house is scheduled for 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday.
Photo: Gregory White Photography, Courtesy Molly Cartwright/Cooper Jacobs Real Estate

Finally, if you really want to get your home close to the fireworks, check out The Limbo. It is a houseboat, rather than a floating home, meaning it is a licensed vessel. In fact, it's been the official Logboom communications center for Sea Fair since 2012, according to the listing. The Limbo was built in 2004 and is 769 square feet, with three bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms, a living room, an office, a lounge, an enclosed solarium, decks, and an upper-deck hot tub and grill. It comes with a slip, 11 E. Allison St., No. 2, parking space and gym membership. It's listed for $410,000.
Photo: Jim Arcari/Northwest Real Estate Photography, Courtesy Linda Bagley/Special Agents Realty

Don't want to battle the crowds to see the July 4 fireworks over Lake Union? Imagine a front-row seat in a houseboat or floating home.

It's too late, of course, to buy one in time for this year's show. But if you want to get an idea of what's available, click through the gallery above for a virtual tour of three homes on the market. Two are floating homes, which are homes that stay in place. The other is a houseboat, meaning it is an actual vessel that can motor around.

All three homes are scheduled to host open houses this weekend. Keep in mind that open houses are subject to cancelation on short notice.